Pobation



35 tion Patented July-6 ,1926. I, i y UNITED STATES PATENT EOFF'ICE.

CHARLES W. BECK, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE BECK-FROST COR- PORATION, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION" OF MICHIGAN. I

STEERING WHEEL. 1

'Application flled- April 21, 1924; Serial 1105708958.

This invention relates generally to steering lower face with a marginal beading 7.; For wheels for motor vehicles, boats and the like securing the head 4 to the arms 3,rtlie latter and refers more particularly to wheels of are preferably provided with the connecting the built-up type wherein the spider pordepending flanges 8 and 9 respectively, As

5 tion is operatively connected to the. hub shown, the flanges 8 are preferably crim'ped 6( piece by means of a suitable lock. r over tlie' marginal beading 7 of the head, One of the essential objects of the inven; while the flanges 9 are curved inwardly so tion is to provide a wheel of this type havthat they embrace the end portions 'of th'e ing a simple form of lock which is preferpro ections 6. i in ,5 ably carried by the spider portion .of, the In order that the spider 2 may; rotate 65 wheel and is provided with a locking bolt about the hub piece 5 without any likeli that is adapted to be moved by a suitable key hood of being removed therefrom; the hub into engagementwith the hub piece for operpiece 15 preferably provided w'ith an annuatively connecting the spider portion therelar shoulder 10 that forms a bearing for the to, or moved out of engagement with the lower endof the head. 4, a'nd is provided at 70' "hub piece for rendering the steering wheel its upper end withan over-hanging portioninoperative.- Y 11 that engages a countersunk portion 12 in Another object is to provide a strong and the upper face'of a plate 13 which preferdurable wheel which is built up in such a ably rests in the cooperating depressed .inway that any maliciously inclined person ner end portions 14 of the arms 3. y 75 will be effectively prevented from remov- For locking. the spider portion 2 to the in the spider. ortion of the wheel from the hub piece 5-, I preferably provide a vertical 1115) piece or the look from the s ider porlocking bolt '15 having a horizontal latertion in an attempt to turn the hu piece to ally extending shank 15 that is preferably steer the vehicle. slidably mounted in a slot 16 formed in a 8 With the above and other objects in view radial extension 17 of the head 4 and is the invention'consists in certain novel fea-' adapted to be projected into a recess 18 in tures of construction, combinations and ar the hub piece 5 by means of an eccentric rangement of parts as will be more fully depin 19 extending downwardly from a rotatscribed and particularly pointed out in the able cylinder, 20 of a suitable tumbler lock appended claims. a 21. As shown the extension 17 is preferably In the accompanying drawing: formed integral'with the lower face of one Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of the projections 6 and is provided with a of a steering wheel embodying my invenvertical. recess that receives the lock casing i 22. This casing preferably. extends up-10 Figure 2 is a sectional view taken'on line wardly through the projection 6 and abuts 2--2 of Figure 1; p Q the lower face of the adjacent arm 3, while Figu e 3 1s a ecti n i w aken on line, the rotatable cylinder 20 preferably extends 0f g fl through a suitable opening 23 in the arm 40 Referring now to the drawing in hl and is provided at its upper end with a suitlike characters of-reference 'des1gnate'corable key opening 24. responding parts throughout the several To prevent removal of the look from the i the numeral 1 gn e a m pr s ider portion 2 of the wheel, I preferably erably of wood secured to a metallic spider id a s it bl i or 1 '25 th t i 45 2 which preferably includes a plurality of driven through a suitable openingin the ex: 1 0' radlally extendmg arms 3 E a head the tension 17 into a cooperating socket in the f preferably surroundlng mfftfll hub lock casing 22 and is filed ofl flush with the piece 5 and having laterally extending proouter surface of the extension so that it can- JGGtlODS 6 at its upper end supporting the "not be readily removed.

arms In use, the proper vkey may be inserted The arms 3 are preferably formed from into' the opening 24 to operate the lock one sheet of metal and arepreferably demechanism for releasing the lock cylinder tachably secured to the rim by means of suit- 20 so that the latter may be turned by the able screws, while the head 4: is preferably key to move the bolt 15 into locking ena malleable casting and is provided upon its gagement with the recess 18 in the hub July .6 1926. 1,591,269

c. w. BECK STEERING WHEEL Filed April 20 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 

